anyone ever try these shims for the rear?adjustingcamber/tow

[ceatock at sympatico.ca (Chad Eatock)]

I am putting 15" rims on my 16v and the rear tires look like they need to be
adjusted.  Am I correct to say that I need no shims to do this?  Can this be
done at home?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <ats@longcoeur.com>
To: <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>; "'Allyn'" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>; "'VwDude
Van'" <phfatvw@yahoo.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 1:02 PM
Subject: RE: Re: anyone ever try these shims for the rear
?adjustingcamber/tow


> The figures come from changing my rear drums on my 85 prowler to disc
> brakes...
>
> So it's a personal observation more than clinical quantified calculated
> amount.
>
> Well my rear axle is not tweaked. So I assumed one or more axle stubs
where
> tweaked. Make sence?
>
> --------------------------------------
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of David Utley
> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 11:04 AM
> To: ats@longcoeur.com; 'Allyn'; 'VwDude Van'; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: RE: Re: anyone ever try these shims for the rear ?
> adjustingcamber/tow
>
>
> >
> > From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <ats@longcoeur.com>
> > Date: 2004/06/23 Wed AM 11:33:38 EDT
> > To: <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>,
> > "'Allyn'" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>,
> > "'VwDude Van'" <phfatvw@yahoo.com>,
> > <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Subject: RE: Re: anyone ever try these shims for the rear ?
> adjustingcamber/ tow
> >
> > Think about it for a moment
> >
> > 8v rear axle with 8v stub hubs with 1' shims on both wheels = good
aligned
> > 8v rear axle with 16v stub hub with no shims on both wheels = good
aligned
> >
> > What changed? Stub hub + shims
> >
> >
> > --------------------------------------
> > ATS - Patrick Bureau - Canuck in Texas
> > ATS A1 Parts on ebay - http://tinyurl.com/22e5b
>
> Where are these figures coming from?
>
> Is this more than one experience, or just one car?
>
> Does this allow for the fact that many (Including the one on my car
> presently) rear beams are bent, therefore will need more or less
adjustment
> depending on their damage?  (I had one side that was badly tweaked, and I
> replaced it with another that appears more straight)...
>
> Does that make sense?
>
> Cheers,
>   David
>
> Cheers,
>   David Utley
>
> ---Chrome don't get you home.---
>
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